Quick Facts
Corporate Headquarters: Portland, Oregon, USA
Number of Employees: 14,000 (including affiliated companies)
Products: Heavy- and medium-duty commercial vehicles for long-haul transport, local and regional distribution,
construction and services; school buses; chassis for delivery vans, recreational vehicles and shuttle buses; heavy- and medium-duty diesel engines; mechanical transmissions, drive and steering axles
Geographic Markets: United States, Canada, Mexico, and 33 countries outside of the NAFTA region
Annual Production: 100,000 units (2008)
Annual Factory Sales: 100,000 units (2008)
Brands: Freightliner Trucks, Western Star Trucks, Thomas Built Buses, Freightliner Custom Chassis,
Detroit Diesel Engines, Alliance Parts, SelecTrucks
Sales and Service Support: More than 1,000 locations in the United States, Canada and Mexico (including Detroit Diesel distributors and TravelCenters of America ServicePoint facilities)
Market Share:
- 26.9% of the NAFTA market for Class 5-8 commercial vehicles (7.3 tonnes+)
Business Unit Headquarters Locations:
- Freightliner Trucks, Fort Mill, South Carolina
- Western Star Trucks, Fort Mill, South Carolina
- Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation, Gaffney, South Carolina
- Thomas Built Buses, High Point, North Carolina
- Daimler Trucks Remarketing Corporation, Fort Mill, South Carolina
Manufacturing Facility Locations:
- Redford, Michigan
- Cleveland, North Carolina
- Gastonia, North Carolina
- High Point, North Carolina
- Mount Holly, North Carolina
- Portland, Oregon
- Gaffney, South Carolina
- Saltillo, Mexico
- Santiago Tianguistenco, Mexico
Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing Centers:
- Emporia, Kansas
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Cambridge, Ohio
- Tooele, Utah
- Toluca, Mexico
Parts Distribution Centers:
- Atlanta (Duluth), Georgia
- Chicago (Wood Dale), Illinois
- Reno, Nevada
- Bridgeport, New Jersey
- Canton, Ohio
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Calgary, Alberta
- San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Used Trucks:
North America’s leading remarketer of heavy-duty used trucks
Exports:
- Leading exporter of heavy-duty vehicles from North America
- Key export markets include Australia, South Africa, Central and South America
Founded: 1942
Ownership:
Daimler Trucks North America is a Daimler company, the world’s largest
commercial vehicle manufacturer
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